Event and Class Descriptions

Babies have incredible brains and it’s never too early to start immersing your little one in language. A program for our youngest library lovers (0 – 12 months old), our program for pre-walkers is full of songs, rhymes and fingerplays that you can easily incorporate into your baby’s daily routine. Attending is also a great way to connect with other families in the community.

A program for 12 – 23 month-old babies on the move! Designed for wiggly, crawling and walking little ones, this program is full of songs, bounces, action rhymes and very short stories to build language skills.

Join us for a half hour of high-action rhymes, songs, fingerplays and short stories designed to keep your toddler engaged and happy while building important pre-reading skills and learning that books are fun!

Join us for a storytime full of books, rhymes, felt stories and puppets for 3 – 5 year olds. Children who have positive, fun experiences with language and books when they are young have an advantage when starting school. Research shows that five simple activities can help your child get ready to read and we focus on all five in storytime: talking, singing, reading, writing and playing.

A program for children of all ages to build the literacy skills used in our other storytime programs – but in French! Children will enjoy French stories, songs and more. Venez vous amuser en français avec des histoires, des marionettes et des chansons.

Children experience the joy of making music through song, games, dance and instruments. This is a sampler class for young children to develop very basic music skills that may serve them in future music classes.

Children will play literacy games and practise their reading skills with teen volunteers during this one-hour program. Kids must be school-aged and able to read some English on their own in order to register for the program.

Children experience the joy of making music through song, games, dance and instruments. This is a sampler class for young children to develop very basic music skills that may serve them in future music classes.

Supported by a generous bequest from the estate of Robert Leslie Welsh, through the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation.

The Parent-Child Mother Goose program is a group experience for parents and their infants focusing on the pleasure and power of using rhymes, songs and stories together. Parents gain skills and confidence which can enable them to create positive family patterns during their children's crucial early years and give their children healthy early experiences with language and communication.

Kids can practise their reading skills by signing up for an appointment to read with a certified Paws for Stories therapy dog. Research shows that reading to a dog is tremendously motivational for kids and also provides a calming, relaxed environment for children who may be feel hesitant or anxious about reading.

Sessions are 20 minutes. Kids must be school-aged, able to read some English on their own and comfortable reading with a dog and the dog’s adult handler.

Shared Journeysis a new program that embraces West Vancouver’s rich cultural diversity, bringing people together through stories, conversation and activities. By exploring what we have in common, as well as our differences, this program inspires openness, respect and curiosity. Shared Journeys invites us to make new connections and to help build a strong and welcoming community.

A generous bequest in support of music at the Library from the estate of Robert Leslie Welsh, through the West Vancouver Memorial Library Foundation, allows us to host our free Friday Night Concert Series and afternoon concerts. We offer superb performances for every musical taste.

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.

Improve your listening and speaking skills while learning about Canadian culture and local customs. For English language learners who possess a basic foundation in spoken English. No registration required.

English Corner is an enjoyable way to practise your English conversation skills. This intermediate-level program runs from September through June each year. Facilitated by the Baha'i Community of West Vancouver in partnership with the Library.

The Library supports technology skills development, resilience and confidence. We help you digitally preserve your memories, tell your stories, express yourself, and explore new technologies. The programs, seminars and workshops that we offer are intended to connect people and solve problems through technology.

This four-part series is a gentle introduction to using a Windows (PC) computer. You'll learn the parts of a computer, how to use a mouse and keyboard, what files and folders are and how to move them around, the basics of navigating the Internet and how to create an online account.

If you have your own iPad and want to learn how to use it, this series is for you! In three one-hour sessions, we will teach you what you need to know about using the tablet, adjusting its setting, going online and exploring the world of free apps.

If you don't own an iPad but would like to try one, sign up for our iPad Learn and Loan class. In three one-hour sessions, we will teach you what you need to know about using the tablet, adjusting its setting, going online and exploring the world of free apps. Between sessions you can borrow an iPad to practice on.